Disclaimers: I do not own Spirited Away.
"I'm home, mother!" Chihiro called for her mother as she reached home. Her mother came out. "Welcome back Chihiro, how was the practice going?" "Very well, everyone is in shape. I think we will win another trophy for the school." Chihiro was confident about her team. "That's good to hear, but always remember. there are lots of good teams out there competing with your school. Don't get cocky!" Chihiro's mother advised her daughter. "Ay ay, madam" Chihiro gave a salute to her mother.
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Mr. Ugino reached home right after Chihiro and her mother placed the dishes on the dining table. "Hi dad, how's work today?" Chihiro rushed to get her father slippers. "Well, pretty busy. I need to present my proposal to the company in France; I'll be away for two weeks." He replied. "Honey, when are you leaving?" his wife asked. "In two days. Don't worry, I'll fly right home once the presentation is finished" Mr. Ugino ensured his wife. Chihiro gasped, "So you could not make it for the BBQ on Saturday?" Chihiro lowered her head, showing sign that she was frown. Mr. Ugino saw that and he said, "Don't worry, Chihiro, we will go on the weekend that I get back. For this Saturday, why not just gather your friends for a picnic?" Chihiro got very excited. "Sound like a good idea. I'll ask Gigi and Rachel tomorrow at school!"
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"Chi, I thought you would choose some place interesting for our picnic party!!" Rachel whined. "Don't you think this place is great? Quiet, isolated, cool, and. "Creepy." Gigi added. "What, it's just an abandoned theme park. My mom once told me it's a good place for picnic!" Chihiro explained but her friends were not convinced. "Why did we not choose to go to Malibu Park the first place? There are lots of activities going on. Plus, hot guys go there!" Gigi complained. "Gigi!!!!" Chihiro and Rachel smacked her head. "But I have got to agree with Gigi. The entrance to this theme park lies a long, dark tunnel, and you can't see the end to it." Rachel stated. "Calm down, both of you! No one is saying we are going into the tunnel. We are just staying here for the picnic." Chihiro got out the food from her bag. "C'mon. Let's get the party started!" Gigi and Rachel gave in and they joined Chihiro for the picnic. The three girls talked and played for the whole afternoon. At six, the sky started to turn dark, and they decided to pack their stuff and leave. Gigi asked, "This place is isolated, but still a good place for picnic. Have you been here before Chihiro?" Chihiro stopped what she was doing for a few seconds and she turned to Gigi. "What's that? Oh, yes. My mom said we came here for a family picnic when we moved in this area, but I don't recall anything about it." Chihiro got her stuff ready to go. As she got up from the grass, her lucky bracelet fell from her waist without her knowing it. The purple bracelet, which was once her hair band, gave lots of luck to her. Chihiro decided to keep it around with her. Where she got it? She did not remember. She thought she just bought it one day when she went shopping.
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Chihiro came out from the shower. As she started to blow her hair with a hair dryer, she gasped. She realized her bracelet was missing. She searched the whole house for it, but no luck. "Maybe it's at the park." She said. She gave a long sigh. Knowing it would be hard to find a hair band in the park, she would have to find it. "Tomorrow, it'll be a long day at the park!"
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In the morning, Chihiro arrived at the park. She brought along with her a pink backpack. Inside it, half of the items were junk foods, a flashlight, and her cell phone. It was after the accident, she promised her mom to bring a cell phone with her wherever she goes. Chihiro searched through almost every inch of the land. At three in the afternoon, Chihiro continued looking, and the search was over. She found her purple hair band lied near the tunnel. She reached there to grab it, but a sudden blow of wind flew her hair band right in the dark tunnel. Chihiro wanted to go in but she hesitated. She remembered Gigi and Rachel's comment about the tunnel. "It sure looks creepy," Chihiro shivered and she crossed her elbows. At second thought, she wanted to find the hair band. She believed it has always brought her good luck. Like the accident that happened few years ago. No one would have thought she could survive from the hit. "That's it; I'm going in!" Chihiro decided.
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Chihiro made it to the other hand of the tunnel. There she found vast grassland that seemed to be isolated. "Wow, this is beautiful! I feel like Christopher Columbus!" She found her hair band at last; it was hooked to a piece of tall standing grass. She then took a walk on the land. "I'm gonna tell Rachel and Gigi about it This place is wicked for picnic!" Chihiro lied on the grass. Cool breeze gently touched her soft skin; she felt comfortable around here. She decided to stay for a nap.
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"Ring, ring." Chihiro opened her eyes as the sound awakened her. It was her cell phone. She slowly picked up the phone. "Hello?" She said weakly. It was her mom from the other side of the phone. "Chihiro, it's getting late. Why aren't you coming home?" Chihiro checked her watch. "On no, it's already five? I'm sorry mom; I'll come home immediately." Mrs. Ugino said, "You better be. On your way home, could you drop by the supermarket and get me some onions? I'm running out of them." "Ay ay, mother!" Chihiro replied. Chihiro got up from the grass and started to head back to the tunnel. "First stop, the supermarket!" She started to speed up, but she quickly slowed her pace, as she smelled something that attracted her. Something that smelled like meat and pork. all were Chihiro's favourite dishes. Chihiro turned back and followed the smell. "Wow!" Chihiro was amazed to see a village. "I didn't expect civilisation in an abandoned theme park." She walked to the village, only to find out that no one seems to be around. She didn't care, for she was focussing on finding the food. "I could take out some food from here so mom won't have to cook for us tonight." Chihiro found the store where the smell of the food was coming from. She decided to order some food. "Hello?? Is anybody here?" Chihiro yelled, however no one responded. "Hmm. maybe they are away? Should I just take their food and place money on the table?" Suddenly, the wind blew hard. It's like it was telling Chihiro not to take away the food. She then decided to walk in the village and looked for people who were responsible for the food store.
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Chihiro has been walking for twenty minutes, but she failed to find anyone. The sky turned dark, Chihiro decided to give up the food and headed to the tunnel. At that instance, lights turned on from each store. Chihiro heard footsteps from around the corner. She quickly ran to the corner wanting to find someone that could lead her to the store's owner, but what she saw was a shadow. "A walking shadow." Chihiro gasped; she was shocked by what she has seen. Chihiro bite her index finger, showing sign of fear. She tried to find her way back to where she came from. On her way, she ran up the stairs, and without her notice, she came close to a bridge, which happened to be the one in front of Yubaba's Bathhouse. As Chihiro saw lots of creatures were crossing the bridge, she wanted to turn back. Unfortunately, a frog saw her and yelled, "Miss, stop where you are!" Chihiro, who still had her hands covering her mouth, stood still. The frog came close to Chihiro and said, "Miss, why not join us at the bathhouse. We are giving a 10% discount to new members." The frog grabbed Chihiro's hand. Chihiro turned around and saw a talking frog. Then, she screamed as loud as she could. "WAHHH!" The frog covered his ears; as soon as Chihiro ran out of breath from yelling; he looked up to see the lady's face. He quickly recognised her as the human worker who worked for the bathhouse. "Sen, is it really you? It's Sen!!" The frog was very excited. He ran into the bathhouse and told everyone the news. Chihiro, on the other hand, was still shocked at what she saw. "First, the walking shadow, then, some weird creatures and a talking frog. Now what?" Chihiro's mouth widely opened, thinking that she was dreaming.
"I'm home, mother!" Chihiro called for her mother as she reached home. Her mother came out. "Welcome back Chihiro, how was the practice going?" "Very well, everyone is in shape. I think we will win another trophy for the school." Chihiro was confident about her team. "That's good to hear, but always remember. there are lots of good teams out there competing with your school. Don't get cocky!" Chihiro's mother advised her daughter. "Ay ay, madam" Chihiro gave a salute to her mother.
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Mr. Ugino reached home right after Chihiro and her mother placed the dishes on the dining table. "Hi dad, how's work today?" Chihiro rushed to get her father slippers. "Well, pretty busy. I need to present my proposal to the company in France; I'll be away for two weeks." He replied. "Honey, when are you leaving?" his wife asked. "In two days. Don't worry, I'll fly right home once the presentation is finished" Mr. Ugino ensured his wife. Chihiro gasped, "So you could not make it for the BBQ on Saturday?" Chihiro lowered her head, showing sign that she was frown. Mr. Ugino saw that and he said, "Don't worry, Chihiro, we will go on the weekend that I get back. For this Saturday, why not just gather your friends for a picnic?" Chihiro got very excited. "Sound like a good idea. I'll ask Gigi and Rachel tomorrow at school!"
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"Chi, I thought you would choose some place interesting for our picnic party!!" Rachel whined. "Don't you think this place is great? Quiet, isolated, cool, and. "Creepy." Gigi added. "What, it's just an abandoned theme park. My mom once told me it's a good place for picnic!" Chihiro explained but her friends were not convinced. "Why did we not choose to go to Malibu Park the first place? There are lots of activities going on. Plus, hot guys go there!" Gigi complained. "Gigi!!!!" Chihiro and Rachel smacked her head. "But I have got to agree with Gigi. The entrance to this theme park lies a long, dark tunnel, and you can't see the end to it." Rachel stated. "Calm down, both of you! No one is saying we are going into the tunnel. We are just staying here for the picnic." Chihiro got out the food from her bag. "C'mon. Let's get the party started!" Gigi and Rachel gave in and they joined Chihiro for the picnic. The three girls talked and played for the whole afternoon. At six, the sky started to turn dark, and they decided to pack their stuff and leave. Gigi asked, "This place is isolated, but still a good place for picnic. Have you been here before Chihiro?" Chihiro stopped what she was doing for a few seconds and she turned to Gigi. "What's that? Oh, yes. My mom said we came here for a family picnic when we moved in this area, but I don't recall anything about it." Chihiro got her stuff ready to go. As she got up from the grass, her lucky bracelet fell from her waist without her knowing it. The purple bracelet, which was once her hair band, gave lots of luck to her. Chihiro decided to keep it around with her. Where she got it? She did not remember. She thought she just bought it one day when she went shopping.
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Chihiro came out from the shower. As she started to blow her hair with a hair dryer, she gasped. She realized her bracelet was missing. She searched the whole house for it, but no luck. "Maybe it's at the park." She said. She gave a long sigh. Knowing it would be hard to find a hair band in the park, she would have to find it. "Tomorrow, it'll be a long day at the park!"
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In the morning, Chihiro arrived at the park. She brought along with her a pink backpack. Inside it, half of the items were junk foods, a flashlight, and her cell phone. It was after the accident, she promised her mom to bring a cell phone with her wherever she goes. Chihiro searched through almost every inch of the land. At three in the afternoon, Chihiro continued looking, and the search was over. She found her purple hair band lied near the tunnel. She reached there to grab it, but a sudden blow of wind flew her hair band right in the dark tunnel. Chihiro wanted to go in but she hesitated. She remembered Gigi and Rachel's comment about the tunnel. "It sure looks creepy," Chihiro shivered and she crossed her elbows. At second thought, she wanted to find the hair band. She believed it has always brought her good luck. Like the accident that happened few years ago. No one would have thought she could survive from the hit. "That's it; I'm going in!" Chihiro decided.
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Chihiro made it to the other hand of the tunnel. There she found vast grassland that seemed to be isolated. "Wow, this is beautiful! I feel like Christopher Columbus!" She found her hair band at last; it was hooked to a piece of tall standing grass. She then took a walk on the land. "I'm gonna tell Rachel and Gigi about it This place is wicked for picnic!" Chihiro lied on the grass. Cool breeze gently touched her soft skin; she felt comfortable around here. She decided to stay for a nap.
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"Ring, ring." Chihiro opened her eyes as the sound awakened her. It was her cell phone. She slowly picked up the phone. "Hello?" She said weakly. It was her mom from the other side of the phone. "Chihiro, it's getting late. Why aren't you coming home?" Chihiro checked her watch. "On no, it's already five? I'm sorry mom; I'll come home immediately." Mrs. Ugino said, "You better be. On your way home, could you drop by the supermarket and get me some onions? I'm running out of them." "Ay ay, mother!" Chihiro replied. Chihiro got up from the grass and started to head back to the tunnel. "First stop, the supermarket!" She started to speed up, but she quickly slowed her pace, as she smelled something that attracted her. Something that smelled like meat and pork. all were Chihiro's favourite dishes. Chihiro turned back and followed the smell. "Wow!" Chihiro was amazed to see a village. "I didn't expect civilisation in an abandoned theme park." She walked to the village, only to find out that no one seems to be around. She didn't care, for she was focussing on finding the food. "I could take out some food from here so mom won't have to cook for us tonight." Chihiro found the store where the smell of the food was coming from. She decided to order some food. "Hello?? Is anybody here?" Chihiro yelled, however no one responded. "Hmm. maybe they are away? Should I just take their food and place money on the table?" Suddenly, the wind blew hard. It's like it was telling Chihiro not to take away the food. She then decided to walk in the village and looked for people who were responsible for the food store.
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Chihiro has been walking for twenty minutes, but she failed to find anyone. The sky turned dark, Chihiro decided to give up the food and headed to the tunnel. At that instance, lights turned on from each store. Chihiro heard footsteps from around the corner. She quickly ran to the corner wanting to find someone that could lead her to the store's owner, but what she saw was a shadow. "A walking shadow." Chihiro gasped; she was shocked by what she has seen. Chihiro bite her index finger, showing sign of fear. She tried to find her way back to where she came from. On her way, she ran up the stairs, and without her notice, she came close to a bridge, which happened to be the one in front of Yubaba's Bathhouse. As Chihiro saw lots of creatures were crossing the bridge, she wanted to turn back. Unfortunately, a frog saw her and yelled, "Miss, stop where you are!" Chihiro, who still had her hands covering her mouth, stood still. The frog came close to Chihiro and said, "Miss, why not join us at the bathhouse. We are giving a 10% discount to new members." The frog grabbed Chihiro's hand. Chihiro turned around and saw a talking frog. Then, she screamed as loud as she could. "WAHHH!" The frog covered his ears; as soon as Chihiro ran out of breath from yelling; he looked up to see the lady's face. He quickly recognised her as the human worker who worked for the bathhouse. "Sen, is it really you? It's Sen!!" The frog was very excited. He ran into the bathhouse and told everyone the news. Chihiro, on the other hand, was still shocked at what she saw. "First, the walking shadow, then, some weird creatures and a talking frog. Now what?" Chihiro's mouth widely opened, thinking that she was dreaming.